MOD2000: Access Run-Time Component Is Not Installed to the Expected Folder (252741)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2000
This article was previously published under Q252741
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

When you install the Microsoft Access 2000 Run-Time component on a computer, you see a screen titled Ready to Install. This screen shows the default installation location as follows:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\

The following behavior may occur, depending on which installation option you select.

Scenario 1

If you choose to install to the indicated location by clicking Install Now, the Access 2000 Run-Time component, MsAccess.exe, is installed instead to:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ART\Office

In this case, even though the stated installation location and the actual installation location are different, the Access 2000 Run-Time component should function correctly. In addition, if Access 97 or the Access 97 Run-Time component has been installed previously, it should also function correctly.

Scenario 2

If you choose Customize, the default installation location is shown as follows:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\

If you accept that path and continue with Setup by clicking OK, and then Install Now, the Run-Time component is actually installed to the following location:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

In this case, if you had installed Microsoft Access 97 or the Access 97 Run-Time component to its default location (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office), Access 97 will be overwritten and will no longer work. When you try to start Access 97, you may see one of the following error messages:
The Dynamic Link Library MSO9.DLL Could Not Be Located

-or-

Can't find the database you specified, or you did not specify a database at all.
Specify a valid database name in the command line, and include a path if necessary.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Service Release 1 (MOD SR-1) Fulfillment CD.

NOTE: You cannot correct this problem by downloading and installing the MOD SR-1 Update because it does not include the Access Run-Time SR-1 files.

For additional information about how to obtain the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Service Release 1 (MOD SR-1) Fulfillment CD, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

253566 MOD2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Service Release 1 (SR-1)

To work around this behavior, make sure that you either avoid clicking the Customize button, or, if you do, make sure to set the path for the installation location to a folder that does not contain another version of Access.

If Access 97 has been overwritten by the Access 2000 Run-Time component, you must remove the Access 2000 run-time application, and then reinstall Access 97.

To repair the installation of Access 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

235280 ACC2000: "Can't Find the Database You Specified" Error When Starting Access 97 After Upgrade to Office 2000

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Developer SR-1.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. On a new installation of Windows 98, install Microsoft Access 97. Make sure to let it install into the default location of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office.
  2. Install an Access 2000 run-time application that includes the Access 2000 Run-Time component.
  3. On the Ready to Install screen, click Install Now.
  4. Note that MsAccess.exe is installed to the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ART\Office

  5. Remove the Access 2000 Run-Time component.
  6. Start Setup of the Access 2000 Run-Time component again.
  7. On the Ready to Install screen, click Customize.
  8. Click Back, and then Install Now.
  9. Note that MsAccess.exe is installed to the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

REFERENCES

For information about a similar issue involving the Access Run-Time component and the Customize button, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

241738 MOD2000: Custom Installation of Access 2000 Run-Time Component May Overwrite Access 97 Default Installation

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/15/2003
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